1878–79 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 1878–79 season was the sixth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.

Dumbarton
1878–79 season
StadiumTownend, Dumbarton
Scottish CupSixth Round

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1878–79 Scottish Cup

Dumbarton reached the sixth round of the Scottish Cup before losing out to their local rivals, Vale of Leven - who went on to retain the cup for the third successive year.[1]

28 September 1878 Cup R1 Dumbarton 8-1[2][3] 10th Dumbarton RV Dumbarton
19 October 1878 Cup R2 Renton 1-6[4][5] Dumbarton Renton
McMaster
Grant
Galbraith
Lawrence
 (OG)
 (OG)		 Attendance: 4,000
9 November 1878 Cup R3 Dumbarton 5-0[6][7] Strathblane Dumbarton
30 November 1878 Cup R4 Portland (Kilmarnock) 1-1[8][9] Dumbarton Kilmarnock
7 December 1878 Cup R4r Dumbarton 6-1[10][11] Portland (Kilmarnock) Dumbarton
 20'
8 March 1879 Cup R5 Dumbarton 9-1[12][13] Stonelaw Dumbarton
22 March 1879 Cup R6 Vale of Leven 3-1[14][15] Dumbarton Alexandria
McDougall

Lindsay Attendance: 6,000

Friendlies

During the season, 10 'friendly' matches were played, including home and away fixtures against local rivals Renton, and a home game against the holders of the Ayrshire Cup, Mauchline. Of these matches, 8 were won and 2 drawn, scoring 36 goals and conceding 7.

31 August 1878 Friendly Arthurlie 0-4 Dumbarton Barrhead
7 September 1878 Friendly Dumbarton 3-3 Mauchline Dumbarton
 (OG)

 Tannock  30'
5 October 1878 Friendly Renton 1-2 Dumbarton Renton
26 October 1878 Friendly Alexandria 0-8 Dumbarton Alexandria
2 November 1878 Friendly Dumbarton 5-0 Jamestown Dumbarton
16 November 1878 Friendly Dumbarton 3-1 Renton Dumbarton
23 November 1878 Friendly Dumbarton 3-0 Helensburgh Dumbarton

Carruthers
McMaster
8 February 1879 Friendly Govan 1-1 Dumbarton Moorepark, Govan
5 April 1879 Friendly Parkgrove 1-2 Dumbarton Glasgow
12 April 1879 Friendly Dumbarton 5-0 Lennox Dumbarton

Player statistics

Of note amongst those donning the club's colours for the first time was Robert 'Sparrow' Brown.

Only includes appearances and goals in competitive Scottish Cup matches.

Player Position Appearances Goals
John Kennedy[16] GK 7 0
Jock Hutcheson DF 7 0
Archie Lang DF 7 0
J Anderson[17] MF 7 0
Peter Miller MF 7 0
Robert Brown FW 2 0
J Carruthers[18] FW 6 0
Alex Galbraith[19] FW 6 1
Grant[20] FW 2 1
David Hartley[21] FW 5 0
Alex Lawrence[22] FW 5 1
Joe Lindsay FW 6 1
William McKinnon FW 7 0
J McMaster[23] FW 1 1
R Miller[24] FW 2 0

Source:[25]

References
  1. Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-020-X.
  2. "Dumbarton 8 - 1 10th Dumbarton RV, Scottish Cup (28/09/1878)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. "Dumbarton 8-1 10th DRV, Saturday, September 28th, 1878". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. "Renton 1 - 6 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (19/10/1878)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. "Renton 1-6 Dumbarton, Saturday, October 19th, 1878". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. "Dumbarton 5 - 0 Strathblane, Scottish Cup (09/11/1878)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. "Dumbarton 5-0 Strathblane, Saturday, November 9th, 1878". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  8. "Portland 1 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (30/11/1878)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. "Portland 1-1 Dumbarton, Saturday, November 30th, 1878". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  10. "Dumbarton 6 - 1 Portland, Scottish Cup (07/12/1878)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  11. "Dumbarton 6 - 1 Portland, Saturday, November 30th, 1878". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  12. "Dumbarton 9 - 1 Stonelaw, Scottish Cup (08/03/1879)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  13. "Dumbarton 9 - 1 Stonelaw, Saturday, March 8th, 1879". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  14. "Vale of Leven 3 - 1 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (22/03/1879)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  15. "Vale of Leven 3 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday, March 22nd, 1879". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  16. "John Kennedy - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  17. "Anderson - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  18. "J Carruthers - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  19. "Alex Galbraith - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  20. "Grant - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  21. "David Hartley - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  22. "Alex Lawrence - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  23. "J McMaster - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  24. "R Miller - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  25. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
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